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Historical FictionSamurai & Feudal Japan

Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees

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  • 1980 first published
  • 235 pages
  • 4 editions
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Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees is a 1980 historical fiction and feudal-Japan fiction novel by Lensey Namioka. The story is set in Japan, in 1185–1868. Key subjects include Samurai and Japanese.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

At about 235 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Samurai
  • Historical fiction
  • Japanese
  • Children's fiction
  • Japan

Quick answers

Who wrote Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees?

Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees was written by Lensey Namioka and first published in 1980.

What genre is Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction and Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees?

The median edition has 235 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees?

Readers who like it often enjoy Heart of a Samurai, The Last Concubine and Shōgun.

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